I Use to think that it kept the car a cooler place on a hot summer day. The amount of poor taste applied over 19 feet is astronomical. All Rights Reserved. It was the quietest car I can remember, even moreso than my Mom’s ’79 Riviera at the time. I’m more familiar with the box Panther generation that followed, as a number of parents in the 1985-93 era were still using them, and Colony Parks, to commute to work and ferry the brood.

My dad had a white 66. translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the automobile-catalog.com

The most amazing thing about the 1960 Country Squire is that the competition was stuff like the ‘batwing’ Chevrolet and ‘Suddenly it’s 1958’ Plymouth. Vacuum leaks were not the norm, but they were not uncommon, particularly as the car aged, and this car has definitely aged!! My Dad always drove wagons, especially GM. Now, five Ranger Rovers later, the Family is again driving an “AmCar”. Chronological Ford (USA) timeline catalogue, Ford Fairlane 4gen (Mid-Size) (1962-1965), Ford Fairlane 5gen (Mid-Size) (1966-1967), Ford Fairlane 6gen (Mid-Size) (1968-1969), Ford Fairlane 7gen (Mid-Size) (1970-1970), Ford Falcon 4gen (m.y. And god knows front disc brakes. Interesting they gave ole Mike a Country Squire to cruise the suburban ‘hood while stalking Jamie Lee Curtiss. American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others, Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment, Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Country Squire – The Car That Made Di-Noc Millions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4e-4rlks4g, http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_40109-Ford-LTD-Country-Squire-1975.html, CC Capsule: 1982 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) Turbo – Found In Translation, Curbside Classic: 1961 Ford Thunderbird – The American Dream-mobile, Curbside Recycling: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You.

The Ford headlamp doors of that era were vacuum operated. I just hope someone restores this, this could easily be a beautiful car, appears to only need cosmetic restoration mostly. At my first police department, we had the 1976 version of this car, in the woodless, no-hidden-headlights version.

The Country Squires definitely earned Ford the moniker the Wagon Master they used in some advertising. translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the automobile-catalog.com

Before minivans, before SUVs, and before crossovers, these were the ne plus ultra family hauler for upwardly mobile moms. Search automobile-catalog: this database is huge, use the search field below to find here data you are looking for: There is no way I would ever lower myself to drive something as hideously ratty as this. Decision time may vary depending on the lender or dealer you are matched with.

Funny how all the great station-wagon names could also be suburb names. He always said it was the best wagon he ever owned. Very good ride. I sorta like it but I always thought the LTD was dowdy looking. Trailer disintegrated, front roof crushed a bit, but we all walked away from it. That would be the perfect zombie apocalypse vehicle. OK it really needs the proper Di-Noc but still it is in very good shape. carb. site. I like the ”50s/60s Squires with the leading spear; starting in the early ’70s the woodgrain trim got slabbier and slabbier.

Do any of you remember the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Larry gets pulled over by a Norseman driving a red squire? Filters Reset Done. You did get a lot of space though, with 94.6 cubic feet of cargo volume – more than 100 if you counted the below-deck storage. Thanks for the Pictures and comments!

Now I understand why my sister traded the Colony Park she had For a Cutlass Cruiser. You must have JavaScript enabled to experience the new Autoblog. I’m not so sure about how much daily use this one gets. Also, some shift to mid size wagons.

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Please follow the instructions below to enable JavaScript in your browser. Cost reduction efforts really seemed to kick in in the ’70s, and I find these later generation LTDs to be but a mere shadow of the ’60s models, which were almost jewel-like in their interior appointments. LOL! (When I graduated high school I picked up a 1975 LTD Landau coupe bank repo for $700. I remember that she was very sad that the wagon was gone. Well, I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve got a ’69 Country Squire that I hot-rodded and I love it. As a PATROL CAR! It even had the original Firestone721s still on it. Not all decisions will happen immediately. Also, some shift to mid size wagons. 3) Standard and Alternative Wheel and Tire Sizes, 1975 Ford Torino Station Wagon 460 V-8 Cruise-O-Matic (aut.

By 1975, I was in Jeep/pickup truck/minimalist-back-to-nature-lifestyle-weekends-camping mode along with my buddies…until I met the wonderful gal that would become my wife in two years that June….

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Now I can listen to my favourite local country radio stations while outperforming all other cars on the narrow Norwegian roads (except the other 15.000 Teslas of course). Nothing makes an old car look better than cleaning the glass. The engine is a Z22 swapped from a 1982 720 truck, and the transmission is a 5 speed from the same truck.